πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 15 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 10 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 27 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 28 feet long, then adds 16 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam builds a train of blocks 12 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The red ribbon is 9 cm long. The blue ribbon is 19 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 16 feet long. A green rope is 13 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 24 cm long, then adds 20 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11The red ribbon is 11 cm long. The blue ribbon is 7 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 7 inches
- 3. 16 feet
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 44 feet
- 6. 18 inches
- 7. 28 cm
- 8. 8 meters
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 44 cm
- 11. 18 cm
- 12. 10 inches
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